Clayton, New York
Welcome to my hidden gem in plain sight in the 1000 Islands. Twin Island is loaded with all the charm and warmth a family cottage has to offer. Wether you are looking to do some ship watching, enjoy a river sunrise or sunset, fishing, touring this majestic area of the St.Lawrence river, or just want to sit on the porch and watch the river roll by, Twin island has the best of all of it. Located directly in front of historic T.I. Park, directly on the main shipping channel, 15 minutes from Clayton and Alexandria Bay, you will be right in the middle of all the 1000 Islands, with complete privacy.
There are 4 bedrooms. Three bedrooms have a queen size bed and the fourth has two queens. There is one full bath upstairs and one full bath downstairs. The living room has a queen pull out sleeper sofa and two twin pull out chairs.
You will need a boat! If you don’t have a boat, there are many boat rental places nearby in Clayton and Alexandria Bay and the surrounding areas. ( I highly recommend Mac’s boat rentals in Alexandria Bay!).The deep water side of the dock will fit a 40 foot cruiser and the inside of the dock will fit a 20 foot boat. The boat house is currently not usable.
All kitchen utensils, linens (including bath towels and beach towels) are provided. All you need to bring is a bathing suit, food, toiletries and a smile!
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This is our second year at Twin Island and again had an amazing experience. Jim is a wonderful host and continues to make improvements to the house and amenities. Everything is top-notch in comfort and quality. Highly recommend Twin Island!!
Saying this a perfect island escape is an understatement! The views outside, as well as from every room in the house are spectacular, and the pictures provided do not do it justice. My family enjoyed fishing from the dock all week long and watching the ships pass by from the deck. The house and yard are very clean and well maintained. The house is well stocked in everything you may need. Jim, the owner, is extremely friendly and personable. He met us on the island for check in with drinking water and even gave us a phone call during week to see if we were in need of anything. By far the best vacation rental I have ever had and cannot wait to go back!
restful peaceful time in the thousand islands
It has been a dream of mine to escape to an island for a week. Twin Island did not disappoint! The island was perfect! Lots of places to sit and enjoy the views. My favorite views were in the front if the house watching the sunset and the back of the house watching the ships. We spent the entire week fishing, swimming, and paddle boarding. Location was perfect right between Alex Bay and Clayton. The house itself was fully stocked with every thing we needed. Thank you so much for sharing your island with our family! We hope to return again soon!
Twin Islands and the owner went above our expectations. We rented a boat for the week and the owner was kind enough to meet us at the dock, but next time we will just get a water taxi from Clayton. We had so much fun on the island we had no desire to leave it. Every square inch of the property has 360 degrees view of the river inside the house or outside. It will be hard to pick a favorite spot to sit outside because there are six great areas with chairs plus a screened in porch. No matter where you sit inside , you also have great views. We were kept busy all day watching the huge cargo ships float right by our deck ,bird watching , boat watching, and just relaxing to the peaceful sound of the river. The house was spotless and the kitchen was well stocked , including drinking water and K-cups. The owner was always quick to answer any questions or help if needed. This was a piece of river paradise!
The owners responsiveness was excellent. The stairs going upstairs are very steep and only agile people could climb them. The picture of the island includes a very pretty bridge, however there is no way for us to access it. The owner has high end appliances and furniture and provided ample supplies to make the guests comfortable. The other thing that was notable was very poor landscaping , tall weeds, untrimmed bushes. I would recommend staying at the island it was wonderful seeing the large freighters go by in a house that has a lot of history.
Your own private island. Small bedrooms and the upstairs bedrooms are accessible via a glorified ladder, but each has everything you need including silent A/C. We swam off the dock for hours!
The grandkids loved everything. From their upper loft room with great beds to being able to swim to their hearts content. The adults fashioned many great meals in the kitchen that has everything one needs and enjoyed watching the ships go by as viewed from the comfortable patio. James has done a superb job on his island. We will come back!
Great island getaway. Enjoyed watching ships, sitting by the gas fireplace and relaxing in the beautiful home. Owner was very responsive and provided many extras. Successfully docked 3 boats. Highly recommended!
Location, location, location, loved it! Outstanding views of sunrise and sunset! Up close and amazing views of the ships going by! The dock is very easy to park a boat, also nice to fish and hangout on! The deck has a very outstanding setup to relax and enjoy the amazing surroundings. The owner was quick to respond with any questions or concerns. House was clean, organized and very well equipped! We hope to be able to stay here again and highly recommend twin islands!
This is a great property with very nice amenities, great attention to detail. Quality appliances, sharp knives and good pots and pans! This is something a lot of rental properties are lacking. I would certainly stay here again.
We had an amazing week! House was very clean. Views are amazing! Drinking water was provided which was great! Only hiccup we had was with parking. Grass Point State park almost didn’t let us park there and then almost didn’t let us rent a boat slip for the week. Make sure you speak with a manager before you arrive. We did go on 4th of July week so it was busier than usual which I’m sure didn’t help. Thankfully the manager we dealt with was very nice an found an accommodation for us.
Yard needed raked from excessive goose droppings, for the price should have been cleaned up
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